dramatically increased its percentage of female store managers through the implementation of a systematic plan with top management … in a Japanese context: managers cannot be allowed to argue that they are powerless to effect change. Originality …

manager using the 92‐item Schein Descriptive Index. Findings – Men and women in Hawai’i, and women in the CUS, did not report … female managers as comparatively obedient, submissive, timid, reserved, fearful, uncertain, passive, and interested in their … own appearance. They rated male managers as relatively more firm, independent, persistent, self‐reliant, and having a high …

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to explore how women managers in the United Arab Emirates account for and …‐depth interviews with 15 women managers in the United Arab Emirates. Findings – The study produced a typology distinguishing four types … of career development among women managers in the United Arab Emirates: progressive, moderate, facilitated and idealistic …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine women managers’ perceptions of forces influencing their career …, interpretive approach is adopted for analysing in-depth interviews with women managers in Saudi HE. Findings The findings of this … in management in the Saudi context. Research limitations/implications The paper, mainly focussing on women managers in …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore how women managers in Lebanon account for their career satisfaction … – The findings suggest that despite the glass ceiling that the Lebanese women managers face, they perceived themselves as … of similar research, this study contributes to the understudied area of research of women managers and their careers in …

Describes the origins of the Women in Local Government Network (WLGN); the issues facing women managers and our … hours and practices and dealing with male networks are common to women managers working both in the private and public … issues in local government and how these can or do assist or further disadvantage women from getting the top jobs. However …

Considers how women have progressed in their careers to middle/senior management levels in the North‐East. Focuses on … the individual experiences of 40 such women and covers the impacts of their work and environment, education training and … questionnaires during 1992/3. Our findings point to a highly qualified group of women who stress the importance of networking and …

engagement, satisfaction, and psychological well‐being among a large sample of managerial and professional women working in a … large Turkish bank. Managerial women in Turkey, as elsewhere, are under‐represented at senior levels of management. A virtue …/methodology/approach – Data are collected from 286 managerial and professional women using anonymously completed questionnaires, a 72 percent …

career mobility of women working as part‐time managers. Design/methodology/approach – In‐depth, semi‐structured interviews … were conducted with 16 female part‐time managers and four of their line managers in public and private‐sector organizations …. Interviews explored women's career trajectories before and after the transition to part‐time work and focused on career mobility …

/methodology/approach – A sample of managers from India filled in a questionnaire indicating their beliefs and values concerning the Indian …. Findings – Findings indicate that managers were marginally in favour of hiring minority candidates and that their values and … limitations. Practical implications – Managers responsible for making hiring decisions should be trained and educated in the need …